The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) launched the 2016 Global City Teams Challenge (GCTC; see http://www.nist.gov/cps/sagc.cfm) with a kickoff meeting on November 12-13, 2015, in Gaithersburg, MD. This meeting brought together city planners and representatives from technology companies, academic institutions, and non-profits with the aim of fostering teams that will contribute to an overall vision for Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) - effectively integrating networked information systems, sensing and communication devices, data sources, decision-making, and physical infrastructure to transform communities by improving quality of life, environmental health, social well-being, educational achievement, or overall economic growth and stability.
NIST's GCTC builds upon the National Science Foundation's (NSF) longstanding investments in cyber-physical systems (CPS). NSF established the CPS program in 2008 to develop the principles, methodologies, and tools needed to deeply embed computational intelligence, communications, and control, along with new mechanisms for sensing, actuation, and adaptation, into physical systems. The NSF CPS program, which today includes the participation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Transportation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and National Institutes of Health, has funded a strong portfolio of projects that together have pushed the boundaries of fundamental knowledge and systems engineering in core science and technology areas needed to support an ever-growing set of application domains. CPS investments are enabling systems that are central to emerging S&CC infrastructure and services, including in areas such as intelligent transportation systems (ground, aviation, and maritime), building control and automation, advanced manufacturing (including cyber-manufacturing), healthcare and medical devices, and the burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT). Dependability, security, privacy, and safety continue to be central priorities for the program in pursuing the vision of a world in which CPS dramatically improve quality of life. Along the way, the CPS program has also nurtured a vibrant CPS research community.
With this Dear Colleague letter (DCL), NSF is announcing its intention to fund EArly-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) proposals to support NSF researchers participating in the NIST GCTC, with the goal of pursuing novel research on the effective integration of networked computing systems and physical devices that will have significant impact in meeting the challenges of Smart and Connected Communities. Researchers must be members of, or be seeking to establish, GCTC teams that build upon the results of previous or active NSF-funded projects, and must provide evidence of active team membership and participation as part of the submission. [Note that, while this DCL is aligned with NSF’s broader efforts in Smart and Connected Communities (see http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf15120), a key requirement for this DCL is active participation in a GCTC team.] Proposals should emphasize the fundamental research inherent to the real-world problems being addressed; the manner in which the proposed solutions will be adopted by one or more local communities; and the potential challenges with respect to both research and deployment. Successful proposals will quantify the magnitude of potential societal impacts; and will result in transformative, long-term benefits rather than incremental advances. Finally, proposals must address why the work is appropriate for EAGER funding (see details below), including what key risks will be mitigated to facilitate future high-reward advances and why the timing of the project will maximize the potential for success.
The deadline for submission of EAGERs is April 1, 2016, but earlier submissions are encouraged, and decisions will be made on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Submission of EAGER proposals will be via Fastlane or Grants.gov. EAGER submissions should follow the NSF's Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) II.D.2 (see http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg). (As noted in the GPG, EAGER is a funding mechanism for supporting exploratory work in its early stages on untested, but potentially transformative, research ideas or approaches. This work may be considered especially "high-risk/high-reward," for example, in the sense that it involves radically different approaches, applies new expertise, or engages novel disciplinary or interdisciplinary perspectives.)
An investigator may be included in only one submission in response to this DCL; if more than one is submitted, only the first one will be considered.
For further information, please contact the cognizant CPS program directors:
- David Corman, CISE/CNS/CPS, dcorman@nsf.gov
- Kishan Baheti, ENG/ECCS/EPCN, rbaheti@nsf.gov
- Sylvia Spengler, CISE/IIS/CPS, sspengle@nsf.gov
- Gurdip Singh, CISE/CNS/CSR, gsingh@nsf.gov
Call for Proposals for Special Sessions
SIES’2016 - 11th IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Embedded Systems
23-25 May 2016 | Krakov, Poland | http://sies2016.org
Sponsored by:
IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation and AGH Univ. of Science & Technology in Krakow
Aim:
To enhance the Technical Program and focus on specific topics and areas, SIES’2016 Symposium will include Special Sessions, in addition to regular ones. Special Sessions can cover topics which belong to areas listed in the technical scope of the Symposium, or novel topics not
included in the scope. All accepted papers will be included in the IEEE eXplore data base.
Proposals for special sessions should include:
- itle of the Special Session.
- Names and contact addresses of all organizers.
- Bio sketches of all organizers (around 300 words) accompanied by a list of their journal publications relevant to the session’s subject matter(s).
- Reasons, which in view of the organizers, make their proposal relevant and of interest to the SIES 2016 Symposium attendees.
- Summary of the subject matter(s) covered by the special session – no less then 300 words Special Sessions’ papers are subject to a normal review process handled by the Program Co-Chairs, through the Symposium submission system. For a special session to be included in the Symposium’s technical program, a minimum of four (4) papers need to be accepted. In case of insufficient number of papers to make up a session, the accepted papers will be presented in regular sessions.
For Potential Special Session Organizers:
Potential special session organizers should contact the Special Sessions Chair to discuss arrangements.
For Authors:
Papers are to be submitted using the SIES2016 EasyChair submission system. For details of sessions and other arrangements, authors are required to contact the session’s organizers.
Proposals & Inquiries
Proposal and inquiries should be directed to the Special Sessions Chair: Luca Santinelli at Luca.Santinelli@onera.fr
Submission of Papers:
Manuscripts must be submitted electronically in PDF format, according to the instructions contained in the
Conference web site. Contributions must contain original unpublished work. Papers that have been concurrently submitted to other
conferences or journals (double submissions) will be automatically rejected. Papers are to be submitted electronically in PDF format.
Two types of submissions are solicited: Long Papers - from 6 to 10 double-column pages (typically 8 pages). Work-in-Progress Papers -
limited to 4 double-column pages. For further details, please consult the conference web pages.
Paper Acceptance: Each accepted paper must be presented at the conference by one of the authors. The final manuscript must be
accompanied by a registration form and a registration fee payment proof. All conference attendees, including authors and session
chairpersons, must pay the conference registration fee, and their travel expenses.
Author’s Schedule
Regular Papers:
- Submission deadline: February 6, 2016
- Notification for acceptance: March 20, 2016
- Deadline for final manuscript: May 1, 2016
WiP papers:
- Submission deadline: March 27, 2016
- Notification for acceptance: April 6, 2016
- Deadline for final manuscript: May 1, 2016
The Symposium is proudly technically sponsored by IEEE Section Poland and IEEE Solid State Circuits Society Chapter Poland